Curtain-hanger.



`1=ATENTED JUNE 30,:1903..`

J.v S'. HAMILTON. CURTAIN HANGER. APPLICATION FILED 00T.. e, 1902.

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J. s. HAMILTON. CURTAIN HANGER.

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UNITED STATES atnt'ed inn, so, 190s.

PATENT OFFICE:

JOHN SAMUEL HAMILTON, OF KYANA, IDIAN.

CURTAIN-HANGER.

*SPGIFICATION forming partv of Letters Patent No. 732,632, dated June 30, 1903. Application filed October 6, 1902. Serial No. 126,174. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN SAMUEL HAMIL- TON, a citizen of the United States, residingl at Kyana, in the county of Dubois and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Hangers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

' This invention relates to curtain-hangers.

The object is to provide a curtain-hanger which shall be simple of construction, efficient in use, comparatively inexpensive of production, and adapted to support the curtain in such manner as to permit of the same being swung .toward and from a window, thereby obviating the necessity of adjusting the rings on the pole, and, further, to provide an improved support for the pole and means for contracting and extending the curtain as it is adjusted toward and from the window, thereby enabling the curtain to' be arranged to add to the artistic effect of the parlor or room in which the curtain is hung.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combinations, and arrangement of parts, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a front or inner side elevation illustrating the application of the invention to a window, one ofthe curtains being partially broken away to expose the manner of mounting the pole. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof, showing one of the curtains in its normal position and the other swung away from the window and extended. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the guiding and supporting bracket. Fig. 4 is a detail view of one of the curtain-poles. Fig.' 5 is a view showing amodific'ation in the means for bracing the bracket.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, l represents a window-frame provided upon its opposite sides Vwith bearingbrackets 2, in which are mounted rotary rods or uprights 3, carrying the horizontal poles 4, which are thus mounted to swing inward and outward toward and from the window.

,Suspended from the poles are curtains 5, which are strung or slidably mounted thereon in the usual way, so as to be adjustable `laterally of the window. Each upright and its pole are preferably formed of a rod or stout piece of wire bent into form and are preferably though not necessarily twisted at the angle to form an eye 6, to which the outer side edge of the curtain may be stitched or connected by a ring, as shown at 7, whereby the outer side edge of the curtain may be held from shifting inwardly 'on the pole; but I may attach the outer side edge of the curtain to the pole 'in any other desired way which will effect the same result. As shown in the drawings, the poles are of such length as to overlap when folded inwardly, while the curtains are of such width as to hang in folds when the poles are so arranged and to be drawn straightlont or extended on the poles when the latter are swung outwardly, as hereinafter described.

Supporting and guiding means are provided for supporting and guiding the poles when swung outward and contracting and extending the curtains, the same consisting of 'the Window. As shown in the present instance, the bracket is formed, preferably, of a rod or single piece of stout wire bent at its center or intermediate portion to provide the arms 9 and give them the formation ofguideloops and thencehaving its ends projecting inwardly in parallel relation to form a bracketstern 10, which is provided at its extremities with eyes ll for the passage of suitable fastenings to secure it to the upper cross-bar or lintel of the window-frame. It will be observed that the central portion of the rod or wire forming the upper branch of the looped arms 9 is disposed above the plane of the stem portions '10, so that when the poles 4 vare swung outwardly the same will ride upon the stem portions 10 and be conducted thereby into the loops formed by the upper and lower portions of the arms 9 and guided laterally to the outer ends of said arms, by which they are supported and prevented from sag- IOO ging under the weight of the curtains and throwing undue strain upon the bearingbrackets 2.

The curtains 5 are provided at their upper ends with guide loops or rings 12, which are suitablysecured to the innerside edges thereof and respectively engage the two sides or portions ol the stem l0, whereby when the poles are swung outwardly said rings will be drawn upon to adjust or extend the curtains toward the free ends of the poles, thus straightening them out from their folded position, so as to present a different eit'ect when the poles are swung away from the window-frame. It will thus be seen that the curtains are so mounted that they maybe swung outwardly to permit access to a curtain-shade mounted upon the frame to enable the same to be adjusted without the necessity of sliding the curtains back laterally upon the poles in the usual way and to also permit access to the window to facilitate the cleaning of the window frame and glasses and to secure free circulation of air through the room. By adjusting one or both curtains outwardly it will be observed that the change in the droop or appearance of the curtain will add materially to the artistic eiect of a parlor or room in which the curtains are mounted and that when the curtains are outwardly adjusted the extremities of the poles will be supported by the arms 9 and obviate any tendency of the'poles to sag down and at the same time prevent the poles and curtains from being torn down in the event Jthat the latter should become entangled in a movingobject. When the poles are swung inwardly, the rings or eyes l2 move backwardly on the lower branches ofthe arms 9 and along the parallel portions of the stem l0 and are controlled thereby to push the curtains back on the pole and restore the same to their normal positions, so that when both curtains are folded inwardly each will occupy one-halt' the width of the window and the two cover substantially the entire width of the window.

The upper branch of the connected arms J may be bent to form a loop 13 to receive the hooked outer end 14 of a brace 15, secured to the lintel of the window-frame and adapted to hold the outer end of the bracket 8 against any tendency to downward movement when the weight of the curtains and poles fall upon the arms 9, or I may, as shown in Fig. 5, employ a pair of braces l5, engaging the outer ends of the arms 9 to secure more effective bracing action.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

While the preferred embodiment of the invention is as herein disclosed, it will of course be understood that various changes and modications within the scope ot` the invention as defined in the appended claims may be made without departing from the spirit ot' the invention or sacrilicing any of the advantages thereof.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. Thecombinationofcurtain-polesadapted to be mounted upon opposite sides of a door or window to swing toward and from the same, curtains suspended from said poles, and means for guiding the poles and extending and contracting the curtains as the poles are swung outward and inward, substantially as described.

2. The combination ofcurtain-polesadapted to be mounted upon opposite sides of a door or window to swing toward and from the same, a bracket having laterally-extending guidearms to support the poles on their outward and inward movement, curtains mounted upon the poles, and means uponlhe curtains engaging said bracket whereby the curtains are contracted and extended upon the inward and outward movement ot the poles, substantially as described.

3. The combination with swinging poles, of curtains carried thereby, a supporting and guiding bracket having a divided stem'and looped lateral arms adapted to support and guide the poles in their-swinging movements, and means connected to the curtains and adapted to traverse said stem and arms to contract and extend the curtains as the poles swing inward and outward, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in'presence ot' two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN SAMUEL HAMILTON. Witnesses C. M. DUGAN, W. L. WHITTEN.

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